con·so·nan·tal·ize \ˌkän(t)səˈnantəlˌīz\verb alsocon·so·nant·ize\ˈkän(t)sənənˌtīz\ (-ed/-ing/-s) transitive verb : to change into or articulate as a consonant (as when the ē in piteous is pronounced \y\ rather than \ē\ intransitive verb : to change a vowel to a consonant < the tendency to consonantalize >